Firearms Owners Against Crime
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Institute for Legal, Legislative and Educational Action
Abolishes the death penalty.
Title: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013
Subject: Crimes against children: Crimes against women: Criminal procedure and sentencing: Drug trafficking and controlled substances: Firearms and explosives: Military law: Organized crime: Pornography: Sex offenses: Subversive activities: Terrorism: Violent crime: War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Description: Federal Death Penalty Abolition Act of 2013 - Repeals death penalty provisions for a wide range of homicide-related offenses under the Immigration and Nationality Act, the federal criminal code, the Controlled Substances Act, and other statutes relating to aircraft hijacking, espionage and treason, and offenses punished under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Prohibits the sentencing to death or execution of any person for any violation of federal law after the enactment of this Act. Commutes death penalties imposed prior to the enactment of this Act to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
Session: 113th Congress
Last Action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Last Action Date: January 27, 2014
Link: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d113:HN03741:@@@L&summ2=m&
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14 sponsors: Edwards, Donna F.; Cummings, Elijah E.; Ellison, Keith; Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr.; Lee, Barbara; Lewis, John; McCollum, Betty; McDermott, Jim; Moore, Gwen; Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Pingree, Chellie; Schakowsky, Janice D.; Serrano, Jose E.; Shea-Porter, Carol
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| House | Jan 27 2014 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. |
| House | Dec 12 2013 | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| House | Dec 12 2013 | Referred to House Judiciary |
| House | Dec 12 2013 | Referred to House Armed Services |
| Type | Date | Federal Link | Text |
| Introduced | Dec 20 2013 | federal bill text | bill text |
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Chamber: H
Committee Name: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations
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